Monday, 31 October 2011

Punch Drunk at Halloween

We're at a turning point with Halloween celebrations here. Gone are the days of the school Fireworks display, and the Fancy Dress competitions, and the I'm-scared-of-sparklers-but-let's-have-some-anyway. We will still have the traditional apple tart; and some nuts, and maybe a toffee apple or two﻿. And I hope to catch a glimpse of Little E in his dinsoaur suit. We do have treats ready for callers, though, and we have done a bit of decorating.

But it's more grown-up decorating this year. I made a "chandelier" for the Gotta Craft Blog, with scraps of blue and grey paper and black cardstock; and a LOT of punched shapes. Dozens and dozens of witches, all punched out and hot glue gunned on. More pictures on the shop blog!

30 comments:

cute chandelier. looks fab. I should think about making something like this. very effective. we're not doing Halloween this year which makes me a bit sad and I miss Bonfire Night. But the main event is just around the corner now so I'm hoping to get some new decorations made.

Fab!! I made a garland with my grandgirls. But a chandelier is on the cards for next year when they are older and perhaps more able to soebd the time needed putting it together.I LOVE all the witches and pumpkins hanging down - it is a true masterpiece. Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a wonderful Halloween celebration. It is a good excuse to create!!

Sadly, we seem to have reached that point too. Neither of my two are very interested in it this year. Love your chandelier, very inventive and a lot of patience required I'm thinking.It never occurred to me that folk read all the blogs they follow in their Reader! I always click over myself, so I can comment. Thanks for pointing it out xx

Love the chandelier! Your hand must be sore from all that punching. There is no fall decorating here at all this year. We're going from summer to Christmas; seems so strange but with all the kitchen redo, decorating seemed so pointless!

Love the colour scheme. It's a great chandelier. Hope all the birthday celebrations went well and the 80 year old didn't run out of puff!I have been away and am just catching up on my favourite blogs. I like the idea of 'words to live by' and you have set me thinking about aims and values. It will be an interesting exercise to see what the family come up with as well.

Luckily mine are still small enough to enjoy Halloween. The front of the house is decorated with cobwebs and spiders and all the pumpkins are carved. I have two very exited ones on a half hourly countdown till it gets dark!!

I saw your chandelier on the shop blog and its fantastic quite a labour of love cutting out all those shapes...

Wow, very creative effort Sian! My decorating is limited to ready-made china pumpkins and some sparkly lights, plus a couple of carved pumpkins with candles inside. We have a pile of sweeties for Trick or Treat though.

That's a work of art! Did you count all the pretty and spooky items you punched? (Would be good for a Month in Numbers Entry). Hoping you're not too partied out to enjoy the evening. We used to put a sixpence covered in greaseproof paper in the apple tart. Do you do that? (Though I bet it's gone up!).

Love your Halloween chandalier, what a great idea. My two are dressing up tonight, DD as a vampire, and DS is going as an old lady - he has the nylon dress, beige tights and sensible lace up shoes all lined up!

That chandelier is wicked. They're a miserable lot round here. DD was so disappointed, only one person opened his door and he had nothing to give.Dead Riding Hood came home with an empty basket - boohoo!

We only got 2 trick or treaters - mind you I was a bit zonked with this cold so just as well really.

Phoebe went trick or treating in a different area with her friend and parents and came back laden down with goodies - she'll be all week scoffing and that's after she shared it out with the rest of us!